Security

North American security and facility services company, Allied Universal, has announced its acquisition of G4S plc. Allied Universal says it has “satisfied or waived all of the required offer conditions, including the required antitrust and regulatory approvals” enabling the acquisition ...

Blog from Theo Nicolaou, Co-Founder and Director, Smartsec Solutions Since the start of the pandemic, a lot has rightly been said about the role the police, couriers, supermarket and NHS staff have played in keeping us safe. However, there remains ...

Axis Security has been recognised as one of the country’s most ‘outstanding’ businesses in a national awards scheme. The business was named the Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding) at this year’s Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) which recognise and reward ...

Axis Group has been appointed by property consultancy company, BNP Paribas Real Estate, to deliver front-of-house and security services at 77 Coleman Street in the City of London. The appointment of Axis Group companies Acuity and Axis Security gives BNP ...

Bidvest Noonan has signed a partnership agreement with the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM). Founded and headquartered in London, the ISRM is a global organisation with twenty three International Chapters across North America, APAC, Middle East and Australasia. Its ...

The aspiration: ‘Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world’; the message for International Women’s Day, as groups across the globe come together today, on 8 March, to celebrate women’s achievements and #ChooseToChallenge with this year’s theme. Diversity and ...

MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software solutions, has acquired New Zealand-based WhosOnLocation, which provides an integrated solution that empowers organisations to address workplace safety and security needs. An enterprise-class, cloud-based platform with employee, visitor, contractor and emergency ...

Ward Security has announced that after 24 years of service, David Ward will be leaving the business to pursue other interests. A statement from the company said David, who co-founded the business with his brother Kevin Ward “had not taken ...

Integrated facilities solution provider, ABM UK, has secured a multi-year deal with JLL Managed Services UK to provide services across a number of retail sites.    The contract will see ABM UK provide cleaning with associated services and security services to six shopping centres ...

Security experts are alerting businesses and facilities managers to ensure that vacant or minimally occupied buildings are kept safe and secure in the wake of increased security threats as the pandemic continues to seeing many people working from home. Tim ...